Bektashi Order

The Bektashi Order or Bektashism is an Islamic Sufi mystic order originating in the 13th-century Ottoman Empire. It is named after the saint Haji Bektash Veli. The Bektashian community is currently led by Baba Mondi, their eighth Bektashi Dedebaba and headquartered in Tirana, Albania. Collectively, adherents of Bektashism are called Bektashians or simply Bektashis.

Quotes

• Members of a peaceful religion, the Bektashis have often been persecuted throughout their history by Muslims regarding them as heretics, Christians accusing them of “sheep stealing,” and political regimes suspicious of their fiercely independent thinking.
  • Massimo Introvigne, "A Visit to the Eight Dedebaba of the Bektashis", Bitter Winter (May 4, 2024)

External links

• Media related to Bektashi Order on Wikimedia Commons
• Encyclopedic article on Bektashi Order on Wikipedia